I am running After Effects version 7.0.1 on my Intel iMac 2.8GHz with 4GB of RAM running Snow Leopard (10.6). It is slow. Slow to render, slow to play, slow everything. Most likely because it's using Rosetta to translate. I'm considering updating to After Effects CS4 but I have several questions. Is After Effects CS4 64-bit? Given my machine, will I be able to utilize OpenGL? My iMac is version 7,1. Will I see a noticeable speed bump? Will I become an effects guru? Thanks.
posted by captainscared on Oct 28, 2009 - 8 answers

I scored a huge monitor for free! Tips for video editing/motion graphics workspace layout? [more inside]
posted by jtron on Jul 23, 2009 - 4 answers

FlashTmp files in a "Recovered Files" folder in my trash won't allow being emptied...perhaps also effecting AfterEffects project from loading and subsequently freezing on my intel Mac...What do I do? I'm going crazy!! [more inside]
posted by talljamal on May 7, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm trying to slow down some existing regular-speed footage a whole lot. I'm using After Effects with Twixtor. The problem I'm running into is that, even though it's interpolating frames, there's still a longer pause on each real frame. I've tried non-Twixtor pixel motion and frame blending too. I don't care if it turns into a blurry mess; The important thing is that it's just smooth. Can I do that?
posted by SampleSize on Jan 18, 2009 - 1 answer

I bought some stock video footage of a dog on a green background which I plan to chroma key out. Then I want to morph seamlessly into a graphic - still with the background masked out! And I want to do this all in Flash! For my Christmas Card! Not a total newbie at all of this - details inside. [more inside]
posted by katyjack on Dec 2, 2008 - 3 answers

I want to recreate, as closely as possible, the Busby Berkeley effect where the faces go all kaleidoscopic and hazy, like in 42nd street. Here is a still. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this, via plugin, or motion paths? Also, for extra credit, how did they do this in the 1930's? I use After Effects and Premiere.
posted by idledebonair on May 10, 2008 - 7 answers

Flash? After effects? Maya? Toon Boom? Something else? I want to make some very simple abstract animation videos. The simplest would be just full screens of solid colors fading slowly into each other. Slightly more complex would be the same full screens of colors fading into each other, but not all at once. That is, maybe start the fade in the center or corner, and slowly leak in the new color. Or another slightly more complex: The screen divided into multiple blocks of different color that slowly fade into other colors. Real simple, slow, mellow stuff. So, what's the right software for that? Thanks!
posted by The Dutchman on Apr 28, 2008 - 11 answers

What are the best resources for learning how to master the "time remapping" feature of After Effects (CS3)? [more inside]
posted by jeremias on Jan 11, 2008 - 2 answers

How can I optimize my computer, or any computer, for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop? [more inside]
posted by idledebonair on May 9, 2007 - 7 answers

Digital video workflow question: I'm editing a greenscreened music video, and wish to do a rough cut in Final Cut, then move the project into After Effects to do compositing. However, the only automated means of conversion the project is Automatic Duck's plugin, the price of which exceeds my budget. What's the best workflow for moving a sequence between the two applications under these conditions? [more inside]
posted by tweebiscuit on Mar 31, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me track down a bug that is causing one of my OS X applications to continually crash! [more inside]
posted by melorama on Feb 19, 2007 - 18 answers

How do you clean up ugly DV footage? What are some specific techniques you use in Adobe After Effects to turn amateur DV footage into something cleaner? [more inside]
posted by idledebonair on Nov 8, 2006 - 12 answers

DV Film Effects: Techniques & Tips [more inside]
posted by prostyle on Apr 26, 2006 - 8 answers

Brain weirdness: I, with some colleagues, spent the day at Thorpe Park last week and spent the day getting hurled around rides such as Nemesis and more. [more inside]
posted by TheDonF on Sep 15, 2005 - 19 answers

I have an AVI file on a mac. I would like to convert it for use in After Effects and eventual burn onto DVD. I can handle the second part, but I'm having trouble converting the AVI to MPEG. (More Inside) [more inside]
posted by shotsy on Feb 1, 2005 - 6 answers

Adobe After Affects Vs. Flash. Which would be better to learn from scratch to create animation for broadcast?
posted by drezdn on Aug 12, 2004 - 8 answers